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Editing note

Please note that we have had to block unregistered users from editing this wiki because of the amount of spam it was receiving. Anyone can still add content - including you! You just need to contact one of the Web managers and request an account.

Some useful edits to get started

edit - To make changes to a page, click the edit tab at the top of the page. This will take you into the edit screen.

format - Here are a few minor formatting tips.

italicize - put the word(s) you want to italicize in between two single quotes -- not double quotes --

bold - put the word(s) you want to make bold in between three single quotes

headings - to make headings, you use the the equals sign on either side of the word(s) you want to turn into a heading. There also needs to be a space between the word and the equals sign on either side of the text.

largest heading - example: = Main Heading =

medium heading - example: == Subheading ==

small heading - example: === Sub-subheading ===

link - Please feel free to add hyperlinks and crosslinks to other wiki pages. Here is a quick and dirty guide, much more is available from Wikipedia

linking to another wiki page [[ALA Acronyms]] will get you ALA Acronyms. NOTE: This is how you create a new page as well. On an existing page, create an internal link with [[NEW PAGE TITLE]]. Save the page. Click on the NEW PAGE TITLE (the link will be red signifying a page without content) and you'll be taken to the edit box of the new page.

linking to another wiki page using your own text[[ALA Acronyms|List of ALA Acronyms]] will get you List of ALA Acronyms

linking to another web page [http://www.ala.org/midwinter] will get you [1]

linking to another web page using your own text [http://www.ala.org/midwinter/ ALA Midwinter] will get you ALA Midwinter Homepage

list - If you are starting a list of tips, links, or comments, or are adding to a list, please start your addition with an asterisk (*), which shows up on the wiki like this

Example.

It's just a good way to set each distinct contribution off from the rest. Two asterisks will indent what you write as you can see on this line.

look - The best way to learn how to format things on the wiki is to look at how people have formatted things on other pages. Just hit "edit" at the top of the page to see how people did what they did.

annotate - You have the option of adding little notes to your edits in the Summary box beneath the editing page.

discuss - Every page on the wiki has a discussion page that you can use for discussing an article. This is often more useful than making an edit, having someone else undo it, and back and forth. These pages can be for asking questions about the topic, or informal coverage of a topic.

Uploading a file

It's a 2 step process:

1) upload file. you should see the link "upload file" in the lower left of the navigation. Here's an example of an uploaded file:

For wiki discussion contributors

Every page has a "discussion" tab at the top. This page should be used for commenting on a page, discussing best practices for a particular project. It's common wiki etiquette to end any comment with 4 tildes

~~~~

. This is wiki syntax which causes the wiki software to add your user name (with a link to the user name's talk page) and date/time stamp to your comment. It's quick, easy and extremely helpful. The output of the 4 tildes looks like this: